palter

Meaning

1. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
2. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
3. (archaic) To trifle.
4. To haggle.
5. To babble; to chatter.

Synonyms

prevaricate

equivocate

tergiversate

shift

beat around the bush

shuffle

haggle

dodge

elude

evade

fabricate

fib

fox

🦊

lie

mislead

niggle

piddle

quibble

shun

stall

trifle

bargain

tantalise tantalize

beguile

boggle

chaffer

deceive

decoy

delude

Translations

tergiverser

feilschen

schachern

täuschen

duper

gemein handeln

παιδιαρίζω

δολιεύομαι

kniffeln

υπεκφεύγω

irreführen

finasser

marchander

ruser

tergiversar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔːltə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *palter

In summary

Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.